MARK GASKIN (b. 1956, Canadian)Mark Gaskin is a post-Modern painter who blends the effects of ancient fresco and mural art with contemporary subject matter. His fascinating technique – in which his painting surfaces are purposefully distressed – conjures the textures of prehistoric cave painting, ancient Roman painting, and Renaissance fresco painting. Gaskin deploys a number of methods and materials to achieve his surfaces, among them rolling up canvases prepared with gesso that’s dried to create craquelure. He then mixes his paints with wax to soften bright pigments – a technique known as encaustic. His subtle, appealing palette of waxen pastel colors and his contemporary subject matter then ‘fades’ into what one could call ‘faux-ancient’ painting grounds to mimic the effect of dreamscapes or misty places in the mind’s eye. The soft, cloud-like aura of his works is gentle to view, as if softened by the fog of time and indelible memory. He captivates us with today’s imagery, while alluding to the great, classic art of the past – Gaskin, thereby original in his message and method. The work of Mark Gaskin is welcome proof, if any were needed, that painting is and remains a major form of art in the waning days of the twentieth century. - Leo Rosshandler, I.A.A.C. Curator Emeritus, Musee des Beaux Arts, Montreal, March 1997 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS2018 Chloe Gallery, Winter Art and Winemakers' Dinner, San Francisco, CA2017 Chloe Gallery, Art Market, San Francisco, CA2017 On Being with Art, Art and Winemakers’ Dinner Exhibition, Chloe Gallery, San Francisco, CA2016 Freedom of Artistic Thought, Art and Winemakers’ Dinner Exhibition, Chloe Gallery, San Francisco, CA2015 Art and Winemakers’ Dinner Exhibition, Chloe Gallery, San Francisco, CA2014 Art and Winemakers’ Dinner Exhibition, Chloe Gallery, San Francisco, CA2001 Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada2000 Art Palm Beach, Florida1999 Art Brussels, Belgium Art Miami, Florida Art Fair, Palm Beach, Florida1998 Art Fair, Palm Beach, Florida Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada1997 Alexander Douglas Gallery, Singapore Trésors, Singapore Art Fair Seattle, Washington Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, California1995-97 Art Miami, Florida1995 Waddington-Gorce Gallery, Montreal, Canada1995 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada1994 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada1993 Diane Ferris Gallery, Vancouver, Canada1993 Dr. Vigari Gallery, Vancouver, Canada1991 Patrick Doheney Gallery, Vancouver, Canada1990 Gallery 56, Vancouver, Canada1990 Atropolis, Vancouver, Canada1989 Pitt International Galleries, Vancouver, Canada1994-96 Lineart, Ghent, BelgiumSELECTED COLLECTIONSHeenan-Blaikie Law Firm, MontrealRuth O’Hara Gallery, NYC, New YorkScotia McLeod, Investment Bank, West Vancouver, CanadaPhedias Art Group, Calgary, CanadaLinmann Investments, Vancouver, CanadaTriology Development, Vancouver, CanadaMirage Marketing, Seattle, WashingtonMercer Capital, Vancouver, CanadaClearly Canadian Beverages, Ontario, CanadaDundee Bancorp, Toronto, CanadaInside Out Interiors, Washington, D.C.QLT Photo, Marlboro, New JerseyStarcan Corporation, Toronto, CanadaGreenline Productions, Boston, Massachusetts Northern ExposureTalent Management Group, Ltd., Vancouver & Los Angeles, CATalent Management MagazineNapatree Design, Harvard Innovation Lab, Harvard University, Cambridge, MACorpsport, Chantilly, VAGestion Phila, Inc., MontrealJ.M. Telleria & Assoc., Miami Beach, FL